Great Taste Bakery & Restaurant

A rare full-service spot for a hearty Chinatown breakfast. For me, there’s something special about starting the day with a hearty Asian breakfast, and this spot is one of the few places in the city—let alone Chinatown—that offers a full-service experience. I like to come here once in a while, especially on holidays, and even as early as 8am, this place could get busy. Like many Chinatown staples, the menu here is extensive: huge selection of small plates, from dim sum and dumplings to rice rolls and more. Each visit, I try to get something new, and so far, the fried turnip cake and deep fried spareribs were my favorites. Other classics like the Xiao Long Bao and Duck Noodle Soup were solid and on par with the popular spots nearby. However, the bakery section has been a bit of a miss. While the egg tarts are great, the other pastries and cakes were subpar. The cakes have an unbalanced ratio of bread to cream, and the tarts sometimes taste like they’ve been sitting for a day or two. Nevertheless, Great Taste will always be one of my go-to spots in Chinatown. There’s something irreplaceable about a hearty Asian breakfast, and this place delivers that in spades.

A little bakery that if you go to the back and turn around the corner, a little hotspot for dimsum and Cantonese food. The daikon radish cake grilled was great (once they gave us the right sauce), congee was solid, but the ginger tripe and the chicken feet in a "black bean sauce" were bland, lacked any flavor. Seating is first-come, first-served, tight little tables, and they give you a menu while you wait so you can order and be ready when you sit down.

i love dim sum and i love this dim sum and i love the bakery and i love how no frills, yummy, fast, and fresh this whole experience is. been here a handful of times. during MLK weekend, when the boston common pond literally double froze over, my brother and i mbta-ed twice up to south station to come eat here. we wore every layer possible, two pairs of socks, hand warmers, big coats braved that cold to come eat here. and it hit the spot in every way. the servers were so cute the second time we came they recognized us and welcomed us back and it was really quiet on a tuesday lunch so we stayed long after drinking our full pot of tea and just hung out. pictures are from both visits. the one thing that caught me by surprise was the crab meat rolls because the dough tasted like corn dog batter and i wanted an egg roll wrapper flavor but the taste of the real crab meat more than made up for it. love these egg tarts and fruit tarts. could eat shrimp dumplings for breakfast lunch and dinner and be happy 5ever.

Most cleverly beautiful strawberry swan creations I've ever seen. Wanted to buy that cake but had disappointingly already ordered a different cake from another store. Ahhh! But I will get this for the next occasion. What we did get were a half dozen red bean sesame balls that were spot on wonderful. I didn't have cash but was spending over $10 and left a good tip.very accommodating.

Their hot bubble teas are amazing. Tried the custard tart and mango mochi "mouthilicious" 😋😋😋😋 The staff are very kind and helpful. There are indoor seating area but difficult to find a seat always busy.